I have had fun flying from one star to another, including stars in other galaxies, and each time reviewing the planets and their moons. However, I am starting to become interested in certain rare anomalies like rings around a planet and the green atmosphere a planet can have. I have used the Find Object feature to find things I know the name of, but here is the main question then: Is it possible to specify some parameters such as Planet Type = Desert, Atmosphere = Green, Rings = True, Diameter = 12000km, and then have it find the nearest match within say... 1000 parsecs? Basically, I want to be able to decide what I am looking at instead of flying around randomly searching. I am interested in the largest stars and largest rocky planets too so I wish I could just get a list of the all planets within 100 or 1000 parsecs and sort by size or other parameter.

I am fairly sure this hasn't been asked before. When the Go To function is used either by clicking the icon in the lower left or pressing G, there are certain things that are always the same:

-The object is always at such a distance that it has an Apparent Size of 38 Degrees. -The camera seems to travel to the object in a straight line with no regard for the light side / dark side or the poles.

I am wondering if it there is any way to change these sorts of parameters. I am particularly interested in the distance from the object. I have been looking at the .cfg files in the config folder and couldn't see a field for this. I would really like to be able to just tell it to automatically fly closer to the planet when i hit G, so that it fills the height of my display, or stay a bit further away from it and let me soak in more of the beautiful starfield background. Ofcourse I can move the camera manually but the Go To function is just so fast and efficient I wish I could get exactl what I want out of the Go To function.

As I think about this... maybe it is because I have an old CRT monitor, thus 4:3 aspect ratio not 16:9 so maybe I am an odd type of sucker with regards to the planet not filling the height of my display.

But i have a question, when i stop in earth or mars or other planets, i see that the planet dont rotate or revolve (i dont know the exact word) arround the sun, in fact the sun rotate o revolve arround the planet, why that happen? The planet makes a tiny orbit in his place but not arround the sun.

Well, it doesn't actually get to a distance where the object's apparent size is 38 degrees, but to a distance where it fills a certain amount of your screen. I use a 22 degree FOV, for example, and so it makes things be 14 degrees after using the GOTO function. This can be used to have the function bring you closer to the object: get closer by pressing G while you're at a higher FOV, or farther away by pressing G while at a lower FOV. Then, during flight, return to your standard FOV and the thing will fill a smaller or larger portion of the screen. I know it's still a pretty big workaround, but it's the only way to manipulate G that I know of.

The reason for this is that when you go to a planet with the G button, the camera is bound to the planet. The planet is actually orbiting the sun, but because the camera orbits with it, the Sun is the one that seems to move. Much like how in reality, it looks like the Sun orbits the Earth because we're bound to the Earth.

Anyways again thanks for the quick reply. In that case, there would be just one thing left to do... is there a way to save co-ordinates or something like that to clipboard so you can copy paste into notepad or here on the forum? That way, other users can look at interesting objects you find and share, and rotate/zoom or even LAND unlike a screenshot.

You can export entire systems to the cache folder :P If you just want to save the name, you should manually copy it from the screen. Which is really easy if you just minimalize your browser over the engine camera.

The reason for this is that when you go to a planet with the G button, the camera is bound to the planet. The planet is actually orbiting the sun, but because the camera orbits with it, the Sun is the one that seems to move. Much like how in reality, it looks like the Sun orbits the Earth because we're bound to the Earth.

Right, so if i bound to the sun with G, all the planet will rotate arround him? And one more question, how i put the camera of the spaceship?? I want to see the spaceship for more reality. God! o love this fucking engine!

is there a way to save co-ordinates or something like that to clipboard so you can copy paste into notepad or here on the forum?

In the F6 menu, add the location, hit the copy button, then you can paste onto the forum the place code sending anyone to the same place and time, exactly as you saved it; or you can simply delete all but the location from that as well.